118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1149Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2023

A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make supplemental funds available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies, and for other purposes.

Environmental protection
Introduced Mar 30, 2023
Last action Mar 30, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Referred
Mar 30, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill provides funding for the conservation or restoration of wildlife and plant species of greatest conservation need, including endangered or threatened species. Specifically, the bill establishes and funds through FY2027 a subaccount of the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account, which was established under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act. The subaccount must be used to support efforts of states, territories, or the District of Columbia to recover and manage wildlife and plant species of greatest conservation need. The Department of the Interior must use a portion of the funding from the subaccount for grants that may be used by state fish and wildlife departm...

Provisions · 8 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
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Timeline · 2 actions
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.